topic Re: Test SkyQ internet connection speed in Sky Q

Test SkyQ internet connection speed

hawkerpaul — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:27:03 GMT

I suspect the max is only 100Mpbs, so I was wondering if I can attach an ethernet cable to a 1Gb Usb/Ethernet adapter and plug this into the SkyQ USB port to get faster speeds?

Is there a way to run a speedtest on the SkyQ main box?

Thanks

Paul

Re: Test SkyQ internet connection speed

lettice — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:42:06 GMT

Yes, you can you do a network speed test from the Netflix app..
Launch Netflix on your Sky Q box (you do not need to be logged into it, if you do not use netflix) and scroll down the left menu to Get help.
Choose Check Network.
Would suggest running the test a few times, say a few minutes between tests.

Re: Test SkyQ internet connection speed

TimmyBGood — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 10:09:23 GMT

@hawkerpaul wrote:

I was wondering if I can attach an ethernet cable to a 1Gb Usb/Ethernet adapter and plug this into the SkyQ USB port to get faster speeds?

No, because such an adapter has to be supported by the operating system of the device it is plugged into (typically a laptop), and that's vanishingly unlikely to be the case for a Sky box. As far as we know the USB on Q has no intended customer facing functionality at all: it may be there for factory diagnostics and refurbishment processes.

There's also nothing to be gained: Q is designed to download on-demand data fast enough for uninterrupted playback of the current video content, not to slurp future episodes to disk as fast as possible.

Re: Test SkyQ internet connection speed

Gary151 — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:55:14 GMT

How do I do the test?

Re: Test SkyQ internet connection speed

MightyQuinn — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:57:28 GMT

@Gary151 wrote:
How do I do the test?

Hi @Gary151 As previously stated, you use the Netflix Check Network. 35mbps is sufficent for everything. If you haven't got Netflix, there is no other speed test facility.